SDARL Class IV Seminar 3

Pierre, SD

January 16, 17, 18, 2007

Political Process/State Government

Assignments                                                                                                                                about 13 miles)

GSM                       Reporter

Kevin Jaspers       Curtis Samson                                                                              Matthew Training Center

Lola Roseth                                                                                                                  Foss Building

                                                                                                                                        523 E Capitol

Book Reports by Selected Class IV Members                                                       Pierre, SD  57501

From Good to Great

Be familiar with http://legis.state.sd.us and http://www.state.sd.us

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

                *Business Attire

11:10 a.m. Central Time

                        Meet at Capitol Visitor Center for Seminar Agenda/Announcements

·         Dan H. Gee, SDARL Executive Director

11:15 a.m.       2007 Legislative Session

·         Mary Duvall, SDARL Class II

12:00 Noon     Lunch

1:00 p.m.         Meet at Matthew Training Center

1:15 p.m.         Department of Agriculture  www.state.sd.us/doa

·         Larry Gabriel

SD Secretary of Agriculture

2:45 p.m.         Break

3:00 p.m.         Department of Game, Fish and Parks  www.sdgfp.info

·         Doug Hansen

Director of Wildlife Division

4:00 p.m.         Break

4:15 p.m.         SD Animal Industry Board  www.state.sd.us/aib

·         Dr. Sam Holland

SD State Veterinarian

6:30 p.m.         Dinner sponsored by SD Beef Industry Council

·         Dinner at Cattleman’s Club

                                                29068 SD Hwy 24

                                                Pierre, SD

                                                ph 605-224-9774

After Dinner.   Book Report – From Good to Great

·         Selected Class IV Members

The Political Process/Campaign, Election, Legislative Session

·         Mike Jaspers, SDARL Class IV

Wednesday, January 17, 2007

                *Business Attire

                *Breakfast at Days Inn

                -Meeting Location -           Cultural Heritage Center   www.sdhistory.org/

                                                                900 Governor’s Drive (north of the Capitol)

                                                                ph 605-773-3458

8:00 a.m.           SD Public Utilities Commission  www.state.sd.us/puc/index.htm

·         Dusty Johnson

PUC Commissioner/Chairman

9:00 a.m.           Break

9:15 a.m.           Department of Environmental and Natural Resources    www.state.sd.us/denr/denr.html

·         Steve Pirner

SD Secretary DENR

10:15 a.m.         Break

10:30 a.m.         SD Wheat, Inc./Ag Unity  www.sdwheat2.org/html/sdwheatinc.cfm

·         Rick Vallery

SD Wheat, Inc. Executive Director

Ag Unity Vice President

11:30 a.m.         Break

11:45 a.m.         Secretary of State  www.sdsos.gov

·         Chris Nelson

SD Secretary of State

12:45 p.m.         Break

1:00 p.m.          Lunch – on your own at Capitol Cafeteria

1:30-3:30 p.m.   Becoming Familiar with the State Capitol

·         Meet your District Senator/Representative

·         Visit Legislature in Session

4:00 p.m.          State of State for Agriculture – (meeting in Governor’s large conference room)

·         Governor Michael Rounds, Governor

State of South Dakota

6:30 p.m.          Dinner with Alumni and Friends at Cheyenne Ridge Lodge

·         Cheyenne Ridge Lodge

101 Ridge Road

                                                Pierre, SD

                                                ph 605-264-5444

                                                (north of Pierre on 1804 about 13 miles)

7:30 p.m.          Joint Program with SDARL Alumni and Friends

Thursday, January 18, 2007

                *Business Attire

                *Breakfast at Days Inn

                *Check out of the Days Inn

                - Meeting Location -          Cultural Heritage Center

                                                                900 Governor’s Drive

                                                                Pierre, SD 

                                                                ph 605-773-3485

7:30-9:30 a.m.   Committee Hearings at the Capitol

10:00 a.m.         SDARL Class IV:  Review/Reflections/Sharing

·         Effective Speaking – Holmquist

·         Outclass the Competition – Bollweg

·         Leadership Development – Brandwein

11:15 p.m.         Preparation for Washington, DC/Overview and Schedule

·         Dan H. Gee

12:30 p.m.         Lunch at Capitol Rotunda compliments of Kingsbury Cattlemen’s Association

1:30 p.m.          Seminar Evaluation (Room 468 State Capitol)

·         Opinionnaire

·         Class Reflection

·         Assignment

2:30 p.m.          Homeward Bound